Close By and Far Off is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on using near and distant environments, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.8.K-2. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 13 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Close By and Far Off
D2.Geo.8.K-2
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Sort each one into where it comes from.
1.Sort each one: From near here or From far away?
Sort: Bread from the Oak Street baker, Bananas, Coffee beans, Eggs from the farm gate
From near hereFrom far away
2.Sort each one: From near here or From far away?
Sort: Tea leaves, Rubber in a bicycle tyre, A haircut on the high street, Milk from the nearby dairy
From near hereFrom far away
3.Sort each one: From near here or From far away?
Sort: Oranges from Spain, Apples from Hill Farm, Water from the local reservoir, Cotton in a T-shirt
From near hereFrom far away
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.8.K-2 · Set 13 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Close By and Far Off
Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Bananas — From far away 2. Bread from the Oak Street baker — From near here 3. Coffee beans — From far away 4. Eggs from the farm gate — From near here
2.1. A haircut on the high street — From near here 2. Milk from the nearby dairy — From near here 3. Rubber in a bicycle tyre — From far away 4. Tea leaves — From far away
3.1. Apples from Hill Farm — From near here 2. Cotton in a T-shirt — From far away 3. Oranges from Spain — From far away 4. Water from the local reservoir — From near here
More practice for D2.Geo.8.K-2
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